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UGA-led training prepares Georgia citizens to identify and report nature’s foreign invaders

TIFTON, Ga. — The University of Georgia’s Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health offers a unique opportunity ... Read more

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US says ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species extinct

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Death’s come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more ... Read more

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Restoring longleaf pines, keystone of once vast ecosystems

DESOTO NATIONAL FOREST, Miss. (AP) — When European settlers came to North America, fire-dependent savannas anchored by lofty ... Read more

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Feds to delay seeking legal protection for monarch butterfly

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Federal officials on Tuesday declared the monarch butterfly "a candidate" for threatened or ... Read more

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US officials seek limits on “habitat” for imperiled species

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration is proposing to define what land and water can be declared ... Read more

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Butterfly on a bomb range: Endangered Species Act at work

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — In the unlikely setting of the world’s most populated military installation, amid all ... Read more

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Butterfly on a bomb range: Endangered Species Act at work

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — In the unlikely setting of the world’s most populated military installation, amid all ... Read more

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WHAT CAN BE SAVED: Owl killings spur moral questions about human intervention

CORVALLIS, Oregon (AP) — As he stood amid the thick old-growth forests in the coastal range of Oregon, ... Read more

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WHAT CAN BE SAVED: Planting trees to aid climate

MADRE DE DIOS, Peru (AP) — Destruction of the forests can be swift. Regrowth is much, much slower. Read more

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In restored forests, hope for world beset by climate change

MADRE DE DIOS, Peru (AP) — Destruction of the forests can be swift. Regrowth is much, much slower. Read more